When I was in Gaming,
Austria, I heard a story that the Cistercian monks in the village would say to
one another on occasions, Frater memento mori!
“Brother, remember to die” or “Brother, remember your death.” I was told that this was not a morbid or mundane
saying, but a reminder to look forward to the hour of death. The end will come; however, it is a pivotal time. Like the door hinge, one of its ends actually
swings open in another dimension. During
this time of Lent, let us turn our minds from things that will pass. Let us at least consider the possibility
there is more to life than living in this material world with its material
prosperity and simply dying. On this
day, Jesus enters the Second Jewish Temple and stresses the more important
things (Mk 11:15-17).
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